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 17:28 | 11/Oct/2008
Investment returns - empty beer cans are...
If you purchased $1,000 of Delta Airlines stock 1 year ago, you wouldhave $49 today. If you purchased $1,000 of AIG stock 1 year ago, you would have $33 today. If you purchased $1,000 of Lehman Brothers stock 1 year ago, you wouldhave $0.0 today. But, if you purchased $1,000 worth of beer 1 year ago, drank all thebeer, returned the aluminum cans fo... more...
 23:33 | 7/Oct/2008
new stock market lingo
  Since everyone is minding their money, I thought it would be appropriate to inform you all of some new stock market lingo. Just so you're not left in the dark.CEO- Chief Embezzlement OfficerCFO- Corporate Fraud OfficerBull Market- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.Bear Market- A 6 to 18 month p... more...
 20:32 | 15/Sep/2008
NEW DRUGS FOR WOMEN
NEW DRUGS FOR WOMENDAMNITOL Take 2 and the rest of the world can go to hell for up to 8 full hours. EMPTYNESTROGEN Suppository that eliminates melancholy and loneliness by reminding you of how awful they were as teenagers and how you couldn't wait till they moved out! ST. MOMMA'S WORT Plant extract that treats mom's depression by rendering children... more...
 14:13 | 3/Sep/2008
Everyone calls me “Uncle”!
I am a living example of the oft used cliché “Appearance canbe deceptive”.Having sported my salt & pepper {grey} hair look sinceseveral years now {a case of premature graying, I presume}, I am used to peoplemy age or even elder than me, mostly strangers & casual acquaintancescalling me “Uncle”. It’s a very Indian trait to refer to total strangers o... more...
 03:28 | 24/Aug/2008
The more we change, the more we remain t...
The more we change, the more we remain the same!A minor recent incident took me by surprise[it shouldn’thave] & made me think about how our mind-set & mentality has still notevolved  or changed with the changingtimes as regards some issues…however trivial that may appear or be.Dressed in shorts & a polo t-shirt, I happened to bumpinto a close schoo... more...
 19:33 | 22/Jun/2008
Comfort Food
As we grow in age we realize the importance of Comfort Food in ourlives....food that comforts us during our ups & downs or joys &depressions. It could be Pizzas, Potatoes, Soup, Ice Cream, Potato Chips,French Fries, Khichidi{Rice & Lentil}, a bar of Chocolate, a mug of HotChocolate or gooey rich Chocolate Cake. Any food item that we relish, thathel... more...
 00:35 | 8/Jun/2008
The Devil Left His Bags
The Devil Left His Bags You put the devil out, but you let him leave his bags. Never quite looked at it like this before... You got out of a bad relationship because it was bad, but you are still resentful and angry. You let the devil leave his bags. You got out of financial debt, but you still can't control the desire to spend o... more...
 00:33 | 8/Jun/2008
New Exam pattern in India (Revised):
 New Exam pattern in India (Revised): 1. General students - Answer ALL questions. 2. OBC - WRITE ANY one question. 3. SC - ONLY READ questions. 4. ST - THANKS FOR COMING... AND 5. Gujjars- THANKS FOR ALLOWING OTHERS TO ATTEND THE EXAMINATION...!! CHEERS TO RESERVATION......       more...
 23:03 | 30/May/2008
People will forget ...........
'People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did.  But people will never forget how you made them feel'. more...
 21:37 | 12/May/2008
INDO-PAK War......
  INDO-PAKWar......  Pak army decides to launch a Nuke-missiletowards India... They don't need any permission from their government, andpromptly launch the missile. Indian technology is highly advanced. In less than 8seconds, the Indian army detects it and decides to launch a missile inretaliation. But they need permission from the Government of In... more...
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 K Nagesh | 11:03 | 11/Sep/2008
Friends: (683)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
BIMA BACHAT
Single Premium Plan From Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) That Offers,15% Each Of The Sum Insured At The End of Every 3 Years From The Commencement,Sum Insured To the Nominee In Case Of Policyholder's Death Without Any Deduction Whatsoever, Should It Occur Any time Before Completion Of The Policy Term Chosen,Return of the Entire Premium Pa...  more...
 cubicile blues | 17:12 | 23/Sep/2008
Friends: (242)  | City: Pune  | Interests: When I told my fr...
Taste this
Today one of my colleagues offered me Maggie Cuppa Mania(instant noodles). For the guy whose tummy is a proof that junk food has a big market in India,it was an irresistible offer. If Satan would have made this offer, I would have exchanged my soul for it.I smelled her noodles and said," Not really, I plan to exchange my soul for a pizza". Then I e...  more...
 infyteena | 10:33 | 22/Sep/2008
Friends: (151)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: S.S.L.C-student, ...
doughts
Hi, Is there any scientific or proper method to calculate size of bra. Please give information, if any body knows..  by    more...
 penchalreddy | 13:36 | 19/Jun/2008
Friends: (11)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: listening music,l...
online money
i think all of understand  what iam going to say,because everyone is interested in making money online ,but they dont know the way how to make money online.Even i have no idea of making money online,i tried by google search but all  the websites were asking to make some investment and then earn.At last i have invested  in www.l-red.com .while joini...  more...
 charu | 17:05 | 13/May/2008
Friends: (130)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: riding,travelllin...
my writings
Dil ke rishte bhi ajeeb hote hai,door rahe kar bhi kareeb hote hai ,jo log aapko roz dekhte hai wo kitne khush naseeeb hote hai. Phoolo ki mahak ko churaya nahi jata suraj ki kirano ko chuppa nahi jata aur aap jaisa dot bhoolaya nahi jata.    more...
 dinesh dubay | 10:15 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Udaipur  | Interests: hindi songs, read...
Independence Day
Happy   Independence   Day  more...
 datanentrygo | 07:49 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (328)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Jobs of editorial proofreading.
Jobs of editorial proofreading. Editorial proofreaders they can also recommend changes in word choice or inappropriate punctuation. Jobs of editorial proofreading. http://jobcenter.webs.com/pr.htm  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 09:30 | 25/Sep/2008
Friends: (574)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Indian Army,Himal...
Looking towards EAST
Brought up by Jack and Jill in the Queens English ,we always are looking West ward ,world history to us is always that of Europe and US.  a bit about Hiroshima to end it finally.I in Hanoi  in Vietnam ,little wiser than about the country than earlier ,about it;s history in short is that they were under Chinese for thousand years ,and they fought on...  more...
 satyendra sahoo | 22:38 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (205)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music,cricket,bus...
Beware of Airlines!!
Lufthansa Airlines                                                                                                                                        Passengers on a Lufthansa flight heard this announcement from the           captain:"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry to inform you that we have        lost power to all of our engines and will shor...  more...
 chaitali rai | 10:54 | 25/Jul/2008
Friends: (642)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
RELATIONSHIP
Quite interesting story. Check it out. I received it from a friend.My husband is an Engineer by profession, I love him for his steady nature, and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders. Three years of courtship and now, two years into marriage, I would have to admit, that I am getting tired of it. The reasons of me loving h...  more...
 Mahesh Patwa... | 13:00 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (234)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: film, photography...
Euro fever
How much does the game actually capture the imagination of our public? Apart from pockets in the country, like Kolkatta and Kerala, does it really fire up people in other parts of the nation? You can see kids kicking a football around with great enthusiasm but does it really equal the maniacal craze that the game of cricket generates? No.. but stil...  more...
 Uday Sodhi | 13:29 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (259)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Internet, Travel,...
Lonely on an island....
Once upon a time, a man decided to vacation on a cruise shipin the Caribbean. It was wonderful--the experience of his life! He was waited upon hand and foot. But, alas, it didnot last. A hurricane came up suddenly and the ship wentdown. The man found himself, he knew not how, swept up on the shore of an island. There was nothing else anywhere...  more...
 DENSON JOSEPH | 16:43 | 27/Sep/2008
Friends: (745)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Fitness
Mehrauli Blasts – Spirits behind it ?
A few days back the police claimed that – they have “Encountered” - The Blast  Kingpin & even martyred a celebrated encounter specialist M.C.Sharma at Jamia Nagar. The nation paid homage to departed soul over tall claims made by the police. Our national leaders vehemently played to the chorus. My deepest condolences rest with the bereaved family. I...  more...
 Indur Chhugani | 09:58 | 10/Oct/2008
Friends: (59)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Social work and i...
Government aids Mulla's ... to spread te...
What is required is a just society ... Where one community does not kill the other community members ... If they kill ...There has to be prompt punishment by the state, through the police and the judiciary. I personally know, how it is to be harassed by the police & the Judiciary. The anger, hatred and the thirst for revenge makes one feel, life is...  more...
 Payal Mehra | 18:10 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (743)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Reading, Bollywoo...
Yesterday Today & Tomorrow
There are two days in every week we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.One is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control. All the money in theworld cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act wepe...  more...
 Make Money | 22:39 | 25/Aug/2008
Friends: (453) 
Work at Home Data Entry
Online data entry is an excellent career to consider if you want to work at home. The equipment needed for this type of job is very minimal. You only need a computer with an Internet connection, a table and a comfortable chair. Data entry duties include the inputting of correspondence, reports, and spreadsheets into a home computer and then transmi...  more...
 Kumar Rahul | 00:14 | 9/Oct/2008
Friends: (661)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Eat healthy, Thin...
Kittu on demand - 3
आज सुबह मैं दुर्गì 6; पूजा देखने गयी थी. लेकिन जब मै लौट रही थी तो...  more...
 Insignifican... | 16:45 | 6/Oct/2008
Friends: (460)  | City: Chengdu  | Interests: We wish & aspire ...
What is Love for a Man???
Hi i was feeling like trying a different way of writing and got this one.Whatever is written down , please follow the steps.i.e Replace Dog or Dogs  where ever you find with man or men.andreplace trainer with Women   I Hope you all will enjoy it!!! What is Love for a Dog?Time spent with your dog is a major signal to the dog of your commitment. Time...  more...
 swapna dutta | 03:51 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (78)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: Teaching is my pa...
Alert
Dear All,Be careful(Don't avoid . Pls read this mail)FROMArvind Khamitkar , I.A.S,Director of Medical & Research Div,ChennaiDear Friends,A few weeks ago, in a movie theatre, a person felt something poking from her seat.When she got up to see what it was, she found a needle sticking out of the seat with a note attached saying "You have just been inf...  more...
 kanika gupta | 15:21 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (304)  | City: Pune  | Interests: e-commerce, googl...
How To Promote Cheaper Than Adwords?
Ok, I"ve already told you about my new money-making program that I"m using these days. Many people read the post and e-mailed me with their queries.I am going to answer your most common query: How to promote Affiliate Junktion when ppc costs have gone so high on Adwords?Well, the answer is BidVertiser.Promote your Website with BidVertiser. Get $20 ...  more...
 Anitha kaveri | 11:55 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (371)  | City: calicut  | Interests: talking talking a...
Okie..so here goes!!!! M back..dun noe if  I'm ready to be back...well, we dun always do things we r ready for..ryt??so why now...??coz I didn't have anything better to do,,,,he he.Ok...chit chat must rest for the being, I'm here to share a new poem...new as in..well,may be 4 3 months old..still..new...ryt...We had a topic to write poem on..and it ...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 15:53 | 6/Sep/2008
Friends: (531)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
God Complex
Narendra Modi's State Department of Education has issued a circular to all schools in Gujarat to watch Modi's "Teacher's Day" live address on television. The principals are warned in the circular that non-compliance due to any reason will not be tolerated. There will be surprise checks and inspections in schools to ensure that all students and teac...  more...
 nitin malik | 00:49 | 27/Sep/2007
Friends: (145)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: In Love with Life
Ganpati Bappa...Morya
 Ganpati Bappa…Morya  “Aai, please let me play, all of my friends must have reached the ground already!” Apu pleaded with his mother.  “Finish your homework first, only then you can go,” Aai replied.  “Pleeeeaseeeeeee…….my lovely mother, my sweet mother,” Apu unleashed his weapon of flattery mixed with innocence that always worked with his mother. ...  more...
 SunilVaswani | 23:57 | 17/Jun/2007
Friends: (3)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: seeing new things...
About Myself
friends if you like to be releived of everyday anxieties see this page http://www.backtohome.com/friends i am Sunil R V from Bombay,Indiai have done mbbs-medical graduation(doctor),i have done special courses in child health and heart health and am an expert in both,im also a Geriatrics Counsellor,presently i have just completed formal education in...  more...
 manisha jakhar | 14:54 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (115)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: music,shoping,mak...
AISI BHI HOTI HAIN KHAMOSHIYAAN
Dhadkane jab ahat karne lage,sansein jab shor karne lageNazrrein jab nazron mein rukne lageSaare alam ki hulchul thamne lageAisi bhi hoti hain Khamoshiyaan............ ......... ......... ......... ...Dil mein jab bekraari badhne lageBin kahe sab samajh mein aane lageSaari dunya ki hosh jab khone lageAisi bhi hoti hain Khamoshiyaan............ .......  more...
 Sandil Srini... | 21:50 | 25/Aug/2007
Friends: (99)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Movies. Music. Te...
Voting abuse
C ouldn't find any other word to describe it. How can Chang possibly be voted out, ahead of Prashant and Ankita? Whoever voted for those two is fucking deaf. Here is the dentist's blog again, Buddha Soliloques . Atleast, that's a consolation - he'll be back to dentistry and blogging soon. Here's a video about him A star anyway, no?  more...
 News Domain | 12:36 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (971)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
please income
SantaSingh got his promotion and became principal in colledge. To keep up with his status, he decided tospeak only in English to all his juniors. One morning, his peon peeped through the doorto see if his principal was busy. Santa Singh noticed him and shouted, 'Why areyou outstanding! Please in...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (329)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
5 Minutes for Poor
Welcome to 5 Minutes for PoorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes for the poorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes a day for the poor. If so, you can help hundreds of poor/orphan children with food, clothing & education. Most of us have good education and enjoy good food every day. But there are millions of children who are deprived of both good food a...  more...
 Rohit Bhargava | 11:54 | 12/Jul/2008
Friends: (7)  | Interests: gardening,listeni...
Life is a Game
Life is a GameLife is a Game.Yes it's a Game.Do you Wana Play?it has certain rules...... Be fair as you Play.Play well, irrepective of whether you win or lose thegame.. By following sportmanship, accept the result----whether victory or defeat.. Don't feel jealous if somebody is achieving something.try to learn and be apart of others' joy.Life is Ga...  more...
 SmartMind Fr... | 19:17 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (76)  | Interests: writing!!..sleepi...
Those Wrong times in Life...
Whenever I feel my life is taking the right turn.......Things go wrong!Wherever I feel my life is gonna blossom........All the flowers wilt!Whenever I feel that I am gonna smile..........The curve turns upside down! Whenever I feel that god is with me....... .......I can see only  my shadow! Whenever I decide that ‘I will’… ......It turns into ‘I M...  more...
 ZEUS ZEUS | 22:23 | 9/Jan/2008
Friends: (574)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: nothing. absolute...
'Away From Her' - A Review
An aged wife tells her husband,“You could have just driven away without a care in the worldfor me, and forsaken me”With a pause pregnant with unsaid emotions he whispers,“Not a chance.”Inthese two lines which appear to be so unambiguously banal in content at first glance there might lay the ultimate test and triumph of  an alliance forged over a li...  more...
 Wise Donkey | 00:30 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (103)  | Interests: Blogging,Dancing,...
You raise me up.
This one's for you ma:When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;When troubles come and my heart burdened be;Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,Until you come and sit awhile with me.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up: To more than I c...  more...
 Piyush Philip | 08:18 | 18/Aug/2008
Friends: (356)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Country-Music, N...
Three Trees
Three TreesHi friends.Its been a long time since my last post.Now this one is a story i got in an email forward.Many of you may be familiar with this.But it is inspirational and the moral of this story is worth repeating if possible a hundred times...Read on. Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. Theywere discussing their hopes and dr...  more...
 Richard | 23:04 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (424)  | City: Johannesburg  | Interests: Charity Travellin...
CRIMINALS!!! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?"
It had to happen that some unexpected events would come crashinmg inand consume huge amounts fo my time. As most of you know I am committed to fighting all sorts of criminals in whatever guise they present themselves. I was approached by a member of the public whom I knew for about 10 years. She asked me if I would listen to what she had to report....  more...
 Sanjeev Mulc... | 10:19 | 22/Feb/2008
Friends: (211)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: travelling
thought provoking...
Worth Reading-Thought-provoking article                  by a Pakistani writerCapital suggestionBy Dr Farrukh Saleem12/9/2007  Twenty-five thousand years ago, haplogroup R2 characterized by genetic marker M124 arose in southern Central Asia. Then began a major wave of human migration whereby members migrated southward to present-day India and Pakis...  more...
 Sandeep Ozarde | 21:10 | 5/Oct/2008
Friends: (621)  | City: Bombay  | Interests: BREAKFAST: Assam ...
Mumbai...Shanghai or Goodbye!
 Quite a thoughtful article. The nerve centres of world markets are likely to be more distributed and interconnected now By Praveen Suthrum Two weeks ago, at my B-school’s alumni party, I ran into a New Yorker who has moved to Mumbai. When I asked him why he chose Mumbai, he said, “Well, the word on Wall Street is Mumbai, Dubai, Shanghai or goodbye...  more...
 Anjali shahi | 09:47 | 28/Mar/2007
Friends: (744)  | Interests: diff. subject
Looking good
We all want to look good , but in our teenage due to hormonal changes , pollution , exam. stress ,often this seems virtually impossible to achieve. Nearly 80% of the teenagers get some degree of Acne (Pimple/Zits) .      Acne - combination of blackheads, whiteheads & a variety of imflamed lesions, which appears in the form of pustules , bumps or la...  more...
 WHOOPEE GUY | 11:32 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (81)  | City: Iland  | Interests: everything that i...
Wifeless Future
 Wifeless future for China's men In recent years, the kindergarten has been getting more and more boys.Since the late 1970s Chinese couples have been allowed just one child - and most parents here prefer to have a son.China is worried about what may happen in 20 years or so when these kids grow up and start trying to settle down.An official estima...  more...
 nishant shah | 12:05 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (526)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music Rock Meta...
Race
RaceThere in his dreams someone uttered,"Blacks are charred and Whites are insane"Abruptly he raised his brows.And his garrison was circumvented.He knew the color of his origin,and lurched outside,with some grim. With only blanket that enshrouded their faces,They watched their same color slain.Everything receded with time,And the ashes of parched l...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1470)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Social upliftment
This MAY BE LAST POST FROM ME, IT ALL WI...
This may be my last post, depending on the out come of the decision of Justice Radhakrishnan and Justice Dalvi at 2.30 p.m.  Case detail is given in the image which is given at the end.If this is the last post, then see you in the next world (if what the religions teach is truth).  If not, then it does not make any difference, because then, we will...  more...
 firdaus | 23:58 | 18/Apr/2008
Friends: (128)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: books...
my life
Been a year and a month in this city. Time flew by indeed and I have finally begin to feel I am settled here, only thing I miss is my car. I always wanted to have a car because it gives me a tremendous feeling of independence. As if those are not wheels but wings.I guess I’ll get the car in May when my sister would be finished with her MA classes.A...  more...